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Watch: Twins break unwritten rule, Max Kepler gets drilled for it
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Twins survive Astros 9-8 on Max Kepler's walk-off homer
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Twins' Max Kepler makes history by homering in five straight at
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Kepler hits three homers in Twins' victory - West Central Tribune
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Max Kepler comes up clutch in extras
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To the Max: An appreciation of Kepler's defensive development
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Rogers' struggles, Kepler's ninth-inning error sinks Twins against
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Rogers' struggles, Kepler's ninth-inning error sinks Twins against
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Max Kepler comes up clutch in extras
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Twins' Max Kepler makes history by homering in five straight at
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Max Kepler comes up clutch in extras
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To the Max: An appreciation of Kepler's defensive development